Drain Dampness Flashcards

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What Draining Damp herb:

Promotes urination, leaches out dampness, facilitates fluid metabolism

A

Zhu Ling *** (Pig Grass)
Sweet, BLAND, Sl. Cool —- SP, KD, BL

Commonly combined with Fu Ling

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What Draining Dampness herb:
facilitates the fluid pathways through urination, clears blazing ministerial fire in KD by draining damp-heat from lower burner

A
Ze Xie (Leaching Out/"Diarrhea" Swamp)
Sweet, BLAND, Cold  ----  KD, BL

Ministerial Fire - Yin Xu leads to Fire

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What Drain Damp herb:
tonifies the SP and augments the Lungs; leaches out dampness from the bones, sinews, and muscles to treat painful obstruction disorder;
cools heat and expels pus to treat sores and abscesses

A

Yi Yi Ren
Sweet, BLAND, Sl. Cold —- LU, SP, ST, KD

Used primarily with Tonify/Strengthen SP purpose when DD

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Of the DD herbs, which of following tonifies SP, eliminates pain, expels pus and clears-damp heat?
Fu Ling
Zhu Ling
Ze Xie
Yi Yi Ren
A

Yi Yi Ren

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5
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Of the DD herbs, which of following tonifies SP, harmonizes middle burner, leaches out dampness through urination?
Fu Ling
Zhu Ling
Ze Xie
Yi Yi Ren
A

Fu Ling

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6
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Of the DD herbs, which of following just leaches out dampness?
Fu Ling
Zhu Ling
Ze Xie
Yi Yi Ren
A

Zhu Ling

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7
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Of the DD herbs, which of following leaches out dampness, and clears blazing KD ministerial fire?
Fu Ling
Zhu Ling
Ze Xie
Yi Yi Ren
A

Ze Xie

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8
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Which DD herb:
facilitates urination, separates the clear and turbid fluids, guides damp-heat downward and out of the body through urine.
Urination to solidify stool, clears eyes, expels phlegm and stops cough

A

Che Qian Zi (Vehicle Front Seed)
Sweet, Cold — BL, KD, LV, LU

Wrap in cloth bag (seeds)

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9
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Which DD herb:

cools summerheat, clears hot painful urinary dribbling; applied topically for damp-heat rashes and sores

A

Hua Shi (Slippery Stone)
Sweet, Bland, Cold —- ST, BL
Mineral

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10
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Which DD herb:
promotes urination, unblock painful urinary dribbling (directs fire and damp-heat downward and out), facilitates lactation

A

Mu Tong ***
Bitter, Sl. Cold —- BL, HT, SI

Pig’s feet soup — skin (SI)

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What DD herb:

Alleviates itching, removes damp-heat, unblocks painful urinary dribbling, clears wind-heat affecting eyes and head

A

Di Fu Zi *** b (Earth Skin Sun)

Sweet, Bitter, Cold —- BL, KD

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What DD herb:
expels dampness, especially from the lower burner, by separating the pure from the turbid, relaxes sinews and unblocks collaterals

A

Bi Xie *** b
Bitter, Neutral —- BL, LV, ST

Cloudy Urine

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13
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Which DD herb:

promotes urination, expels stones, clears damp-heat jaundice

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Jin Qian Cao*** b (“Goat-Money Grass”)
3 Jin’s - Hai Jin Sha, Ji Nei Jin
Sweet, salty, sl. Cold —- BL, GB, KD, LV

Stones in Bladder + Gall Bladder!!!

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14
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What DD herb:

treats both damp edema and toxic fire, disperses blood stasis

A

Chi Xia Dou (“Red Small Beans”)

Sweet, Sour, Neutral — HT, SI

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What DD herb:

Best to treat Damp-heat (especially jaundice) by facilitating the removal of dampness and clearing heat

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Yin Chen *** b
Bitter, sl. Cold —- LV, SP, GB, ST

VERY IMPORTANT ** EXAM

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16
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What DD herb:

facilitates the fluid metabolism of the lungs, promotes lactation by raising the ST-qi, clears heat through urination

A

Tong Cao **

Unblock Grass

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17
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What DD herb:
clears heat in HT and LU and directs it downward, unblocks the fluid pathways, leads heat downward and out through the urine

A

Deng Xin Cao **

Lamp Heart Grass

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18
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What DD herb:
cools heat, directs downward, invigorates the blood (breaks up blood stasis); leads heat and fire in the HT and SI out through the urine

19
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What DD herb:

clears damp heat from BL, promotes urination, and unblocks painful urinary dribbling, stops itching and expels parasites

A

Bian Xu **

Similar to Qu Mai

20
Q

What DD herb:

cools the Lungs above, facilitates the BL below, halts bleeding due to heat, urinary stone, stops cough

A

Shi Wei **

Similar to Che Qian Zi

21
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What DD herb:

facilitates the removal of pathogenic water and dampness, clears heat, expels phlegm and promotes discharge of pus

A

Dong Gua Zi **

Winter Mellon Seed - Vegetable soup

22
Q

What DD herb:

facilitates urination and clears heat with its gentle, harmonious nature; reduces swelling

A

Dong Gua Pi **
Skin of Dong Gua - Winter Mellon Skin

Mild

23
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What DD herb:
clears damp-heat in the blood level of the SI and BL to alleviate painful urination, expels stones (urinary and biliary), reduces edema and decreases jaundice

A

Hai Jin Sha**
Sea of Gold Sand
Compare with Shi Wei

24
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What DD herb:

promotes urination and reduces edema, cools blood and resolves toxicity (snakebites)

A

Ban Bian Lian **

Half Edge Lotus

25
What DD herb: dispels wind-dampness, unblocks the channels and collaterals, resolves toxicity; promotes urination and reduces swellings
Mu Fang Ji ** Wood Defend Self Close in use as Han Fang Ji
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Which herb: Tonifies the Spleen, eliminates dampness, calms the Heart spirit Promotes urination and leaches out dampness; Harmonizes the middle burner, transforms Phlegm
Fu Ling *** (Poria) ***Sweet, BLAND, neutral ---- HT, SP, KD, LU***** (remember!!!) +Fu Ling Pi for URINATION +Fu Shen CALM SPIRIT
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Which of the following DD herbs that treats urination, also: Strengthens SP, Harmonizes middle burner, Phlegm and HT Spirit? Fu Ling Zhu Ling Ze Xie Che Qian Zi Mu Tong
Fu Ling
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``` Which of the following DD herbs that treats urination, also: expels dampness, fluid metabolism, SP KD, BL? Fu Ling Zhu Ling Ze Xie Che Qian Zi Mu Tong ```
Zhu Ling
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``` Which of the following DD herbs that treats urination, also: dampness, settles KD Ministerial Fire? Fu Ling Zhu Ling Ze Xie Che Qian Zi Mu Tong ```
Ze Xie
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Which of the following DD herbs that treats urination, also: separates Clear and Turbid, Clears Eyes, Phlegm and Cough? Fu Ling Zhu Ling Ze Xie Che Qian Zi Mu Tong
Che Qian Zi
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``` Which of the following DD herbs that treats urination, also: treats Heat from HT/SI, and improves lactation? Fu Ling Zhu Ling Ze Xie Che Qian Zi Mu Tong ```
Mu Tong
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Which of the following DD treats Urinary Stones, and: urinary dribbling, and damp-heat Jaundice? Jin Qian Cao Hai Jin Sha Yu Mi Xu
Jin Qian Cao
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Which of the following DD treats Urinary Stones, and: damp-heat in Blood level SI/Bl, Jaundice? Jin Qian Cao Hai Jin Sha Yu Mi Xu
Hai Jin Sha
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Which of the following DD treats Urinary Stones, and: damp-heat LV/GB, edema, PUD? Jin Qian Cao Hai Jin Sha Yu Mi Xu
Yu Mi Xu
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Which of the following DD herb that treats Jaundice, also: can treat hot or cold damp Bi and is aromatic? Yin Chen Hai Jin Sha Jin Qian Cao
Yin Chen
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Which of the following DD herb that treats Jaundice, also: treats damp heat in blood level SI/BL, painful urination and stones? Yin Chen Hai Jin Sha Jin Qian Cao
Hai Jin Sha
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Which of the following DD herb that treats Jaundice, also: treats urinary dribbling and expels LV/GB stones? Yin Chen Hai Jin Sha Jin Qian Cao
Jin Qian Cao
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Which of the following Toxic herbs also treats urination, swelling edema and leg Qi movement? Chi Xiao Dou Ban Bian Lian Mu Fang Ji
Chi Xiao Dou
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Which of the following Toxic herbs also treat urination, edema and pain? Chi Xiao Dou Ban Bian Lian Mu Fang Ji
Ban Bian Lian
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``` Which of the DD herbs that encourages downward draining, also treats lactation? Mu Tong Deng Xin Cao Qu Mai Bain Xu ```
Mu Tong
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``` Which of the DD herbs that encourages downward draining, also clears HT and LU fire? Mu Tong Deng Xin Cao Qu Mai Bain Xu ```
Deng Xin Cao
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``` Which of the DD herbs that encourages downward draining, also treats HT Fire through SI, and PUD? Mu Tong Deng Xin Cao Qu Mai Bain Xu ```
Qu Mai
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``` Which of the DD herbs that encourages downward draining, also sends damp-heat from BL and treats urination? Mu Tong Deng Xin Cao Qu Mai Bain Xu ```
Bian Xu